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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
Gallantt Ispat Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the manufacturing of steel and steel products with power plants. It is also engaged in the business of real estate. Its customers include real estate developers, construction industries, government…
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A middling, fast-growing business, reasonably priced.
Gallantt Ispat is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a healthy 10.8% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.24× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.2% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 3%/yr and profit at 51%/yr. Book value has grown 14%/yr. Return on equity is a modest 11.7%. In the latest quarter profit fell 51% versus the prior quarter.
At 27× earnings, the stock sits at the 26th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~15%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 31.66 | 21.11 | worse |
| P/B | 3.7 | 2.12 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.51 | 8.94 | worse |
| ROE | 11.69 | 18.05 | worse |
| ROCE | 14.14 | 11.11 | better |
| ROA | 9.07 | 3.13 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 2.14 | 3.33 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel | 10.5 | 2.9 | 11.9% |
| Tata Steel | 20.6 | 2.3 | 10.6% |
| Jindal Steel & Power | 41.5 | 2.3 | 6.2% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 3% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (51% vs 3%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 6% to 13% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 8pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 51% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 1.2× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating.
Profit fell 51% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly margins are compressing (9% → 5%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 71.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game. Promoters added 1.2pp over 4 quarters — creeping acquisition signals conviction.
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